[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Drake

Freedom,

I think of it this way. There is a distinction between the Father, Son, and Spirit in the Godhead yet not a separation. The Father, Son, and Spirit co-exist, are co-equal, and coinhere from eternity past to eternity future though they have different "roles". Igzy used "roles" and for lack of a better word at this moment I believe that is where any distinction lies. So the Son declares the Father as part of His (the Son's) role.

Subordination of the Son to the Father is related to the Son's position as a man. Though a perfect man, as God originally intended, and a man without sin. yet, His humanity stood in the position of death as indicated by His baptism. So subordination is not in the Godhead (the essential Trinity) but in the economical Trinity (the work of God for, with, in, and related to man).

Drake

The essential/economical separation is how the LC attempts to defend Lee's views, but that still doesn't validate certain things that WL taught. For example, he stated that "the entire Godhead, the Triune God, became flesh." There is no mistaking what WL said and was intending to imply. The distinction between essential/economical can't account for statements like these.